Ways to Donate & Get Involved

ScholarCHIPS looks forward to hearing from you! Please contact us regarding how you can help support a college-bound student with an incarcerated parent. Are you interested in helping with ScholarCHIPS organizationally or helping to recruit eligible students to apply to our scholarship program? Please contact us!

Contact Us

Phone
(202) 677-0897

Email
scholarchipsfund@gmail.com

Mailing Address
ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 29326
Washington, DC 20017

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Give Online

Please consider donating to ScholarCHIPS to help support college-bound young adults, who have incarcerated parents, in making their dream of a college education come true! Your donations are tax-deductible. For PayPal you can opt to give a one-time donation or make your donation recurring. 

ScholarCHIPS’ PayPal: paypal.me/ScholarCHIPS or scholarchipsfund@gmail.com

ScholarCHIPS’ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/dd68ec82 

ScholarCHIPS’ Venmo: @scholarchipsfunddc

ScholarCHIPS’ Cash App: $ScholarCHIPsInc

Give By Mailing a Check

You also have the option to donate to ScholarCHIPS by mailing a hard copy check via snail mail to our P.O. Box at:

Mailing Address
ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 29326
Washington, DC 20017

Give By Debit or Credit Card

If you prefer to make a donation directly by debit or credit card, ScholarCHIPS has a Stripe account through which we can send you a donation/payment link. Please email us at scholarchipsfund@gmail.com to request a payment link. 

Give By Making a Donation through Spur Local (formerly The Catalogue for Philanthropy)

You are welcome to make a donation to ScholarCHIPS via Spur Local (formerly the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington). ScholarCHIPS is listed on the Spur Local’s website where charities are listed under the category of Education. Spur Local donations are disbursed to ScholarCHIPS once a month via PayPal. Click here to visit ScholarCHIPS’ profile on Spur Local.

Give By Donor-Advised Funds

You are also welcome to give to ScholarCHIPS by way of your donor-advised fund to process a donation check to mail to ScholarCHIPS below at our mailing address our P.O. Box. We have received donations from individuals and family and private foundations via donor-advised funds such as Schwab Charitable, Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, and Fidelity Charitable just to name a few.

Mailing Address
ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 29326
Washington, DC 20017

Give By Employee Matching Platforms, Programs or Discretionary Grants

You are welcomed and encouraged to inquire with your employer whether or not they offer company matches for employee donations. Many companies and organizations have short internal applications that you can submit asking that the company match your donation to an organization. For some, this can include donating a financial match for time that you have volunteered with an organization. You can also opt to donate to ScholarCHIPS through platforms such a Benevity and Fidelity Giving Marketplace and request a match by your employer. In addition, many companies, foundations and organizations allow employees to apply for small discretionary grants and/or nominate an organization for one of their in-house grants. These are excellent ways to double your impact and get your employer involved in your philanthropic giving efforts! 

Give via Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) or United Way NCA. 

ScholarCHIPS is listed on The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charitable list. So if you are a government, federal, agency or military employee, you can designate donations to ScholarCHIPS. The organization’s CFC Number is #81760. ScholarCHIPS is also a nonprofit community partner of United Way of the National Capital Area. You can find ScholarCHIPS on United Way with number #9738.

Academic Support

Books are a huge expense for students and we want to make sure that all scholars are fully equipped to succeed. Please give $250 to lend academic support.

Emotional Support

We send care packages to students during critical periods of the academic calendar. Show our scholars that you are thinking about them with a gift of $50.

College Completion

Our goal is to support our scholars through the completion of college. Please give $100 to support our college completion initiative.

Become a Mentor

We are currently recruiting mentors! If you have a positive attitude, can communicate in a nurturing, non-judgemental manner, and have the willingness to share your knowledge, expertise, and skills to help our scholars succeed, then we are looking for you. And don’t worry. We know you are busy. The program is designed in a way that you can make a meaningful impact that meets your schedule.

Become a Volunteer

If you are you interested in volunteering your time to help ScholarCHIPS pack care packages for our scholars, promote and recruit scholarship applicants, spread the word in your community, coordinate ScholarCHIPS representatives to come and speak to your group, club, place of worship or class, serve on the application review committee, and/or volunteer for ScholarCHIPS’ events, please reach out to us.

Want to Get Involved?

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EIN #46-3127898
501(c)3 Charitable Organization

ScholarCHIPS' United Way NCA #9738

ScholarCHIPS' Combined Federal Campaign #81760

scholarchipsfund@gmail.com

(202) 677-0897

ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 29326
Washington, DC 20017